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Acts 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.


Acts 1:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 1:719 words
GreekMeaning
εἶπενeipen
He saidverbG3004
δὲde
thenwordG1161
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
ΟὐχOuch
NotadverbG3756
ὑμῶνhymōn
yourspronounG4771
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
γνῶναιgnōnai
to knowverbG1097
χρόνουςchronous
timesnounG5550
ē
orwordG2228
καιροὺςkairous
seasonsnounG2540
οὓςhous
whichrelative pronounG3739
ho
thearticleG3588
πατὴρpatēr
FathernounG3962
ἔθετοetheto
put in placeverbG5087
ἐνen
byprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἰδίᾳidia
His ownadjectiveG2398
ἐξουσίᾳexousia
authoritynounG1849
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 1:7

When the disciples intend to ask anything, they approach Him together, that by dint of numbers they may abash Him into compliance. They well knew that in what He had said previously, Of that day knows no man Matthew 24:36, He had merely declined telling them: therefore they again drew near, and put the question. They would not have put it had they been truly satisfied with that answer. For having heard that they were about to receive the Holy Ghost, they, as being now worthy…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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